Palmer Trinity School

P A L M E R T R I N I T Y S C H O O L C O L L E G E H A N D B O O K / 2 0 2 3 - 2 0 2 4 28 ADMISSIONS LEXICON/LINGO ACT A standardized college admission test. It features four main sections: English, math, reading and science — and an optional essay section. e ACT composite (the average of the score received on each section) is scored out of 36. ADMISSION TESTS Also known as college entrance exams, these are tests designed to measure students' skills and help colleges evaluate how ready students are for college-level work. e ACT and the College Board's SAT are two standardized admission tests used in the United States. e word "standardized" means that the test measures the same thing in the same way for everyone who takes it. ARTICULATION AGREEMENT An agreement between two-year and four-year colleges that makes it easier to transfer credits between them. It spells out which courses count for degree credit and the grades you need to earn to get credit. CANDIDATE DEPOSIT DEADLINE An agreement many colleges follow that gives applicants until May 1 to accept or decline offers of admission. is agreement gives students time to get responses from most of the colleges they have applied to before deciding on one. CLASS R ANK A measurement of how your academic achievement compares with that of other students in your grade. is number is usually determined by using a weighted GPA that takes into account both your grades and the difficulty of the courses you've taken. Palmer Trinity, like most independent schools, does not rank its students. COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY An essay that a college requires students to write and submit as part of their application. Some colleges offer applicants specific questions to answer, while others simply ask applicants to write about themselves. Colleges may refer to this as a "personal statement." COLLEGE CREDIT What you get when you successfully complete a college-level course. You need a certain number of credits to graduate with a degree. Colleges may also grant credit for scores on exams, such as those offered by College Board's AP Program® and CLEP. COMMON APPLICATION A standard application form accepted by all colleges that are members of the Common Application association. You can fill out this application once and submit it to any one — or several — of the nearly 900 colleges that accept it. DEFERRED FROM EA OR ED is means that a College wants to see your first semester grade before making a decision. DEFERRED ADMISSION Permission from a college that has accepted you to postpone enrolling in the college. e postponement is usually for up to one year. EARLY ACTION (EA) An option to submit your applications before the regular deadlines. When you apply early action, you get admission decisions from colleges earlier than usual. Early action plans are not binding, which means that you do not have to enroll in a college if you are accepted early action. Some colleges have an early action option called EA II, which has a later application deadline than their regular EA plan. EARLY DECISION (ED) An option to submit an application to your first-choice college before the regular deadline. When you apply early decision, you get an admission decision earlier than usual. Early decision plans are binding. You agree to enroll in the college immediately if admitted and offered a financial aid package that meets your needs. Some colleges have an early decision option called ED II, which has a later application deadline than their regular ED plan. ED II is also a binding agreement where the student agrees to enroll in the college immediately if admitted. FINANCIAL AID Money given or loaned to you to help pay for college. Financial aid can come from federal and state governments, colleges, and private organizations. Learn more about financial aid. SECTION 11 LEXICON

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